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Introduction to Python
Python
• Python was developed by Guido van Rossum in the late eighties and early
nineties at the National Research Institute for Mathematics and Computer
Science in the Netherlands
Python is derived from many other languages, including ABC, Modula-3, C, C++, Algol-68,
SmallTalk, and Unix shell and other scripting languages.
Python is copyrighted. Like Perl, Python source code is now available under the GNU
General Public License (GPL).
Python is now maintained by a core development team at the institute, although Guido van
Rossum still holds a vital role in directing its progress.
Python 1.0 was released in November 1994. In 2000, Python 2.0 was released. Python
2.7.11 is the latest edition of Python 2.
Meanwhile, Python 3.0 was released in 2008.
Why Python?
• Philosophy behind python
Beautiful is better than ugly.
Explicit is better than implicit.
Simple is better than complex.
Complex is better than complicated.
Readability counts.
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How code works through computer
parser
Python Syntax
• How to make python understandable source code?
Proper identifier
Proper statements
Proper comment lines
Python Syntax
• Format for identifiers for variable, function, class, module or other object
• An identifier starts with a letter A to Z or a to z or an underscore (_) followed by zero or
more letters, underscores and digits (0 to 9).
• Python does not allow punctuation characters such as @, $, and % within identifiers.
• Python is a case sensitive programming language.
• Python naming conventions for identifiers
• Class names start with an uppercase letter. All other identifiers start with a lowercase
letter.
• Starting an identifier with a single leading underscore indicates that the identifier is
private.
• Starting an identifier with two leading underscores indicates a strongly private identifier.
• If the identifier also ends with two trailing underscores, the identifier is a language-
defined special name.
Python Syntax
• Reserved words
add as assert break class continue def del
elif else except exec finally for from global
if import in is lambda not or pass
print raise return try while with
yield
Python Syntax file_finish = "end"
• Indentation is rigidly enforced file_text = ""
contents=[]
• The number of spaces in the indentation is variable, but all statements within the block
must be indented the same amount. file_name=input("Enter filename: ")
if len(file_name) == 0:
print("Please enter filename")
if True:
sys.exit()
print("Answer")
print("True")
try:
else:
if True: # open file stream
print("Answer")
print("True") file = open(file_name, "w")
print("False")
else:
print("False") except IOError:
print ("There was an error writing to", file_name)
sys.exit()
print ("Enter '", file_finish,)
print ("' When finished")
Python Syntax
• Multi-line statements using continuation character (\)
• Statements contained within the [], {}, or () do not need to use the line continuation
character.
days = ['Monday', 'Tuesday', 'Wednesday',
total = item_one + \ 'Thursday', 'Friday']
item_two + \
item_three
Python Syntax
• Quotation marks for strings: single (‘), double (“), and triple (‘’’ or “””) with
matched type
word = 'word'
sentence = "This is a sentence."
paragraph = """This is a paragraph. It is
made up of multiple lines and sentences."""
Python Syntax
• Comments: A hash sign (#) starts a comment line
• Multiple statements can be on a single line, use (;) to separate them
• Python files have extension .py
Python Tutorials
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